Problems with a Taurus Pt 111 Pro

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Well, the general concensus you'll get here is that the problem is--it's a Taurus. Maybe they were better awhile back, I don't know. But something is obvoiusly wrong. I'd already be in contact with CS. If you like the brand, your options are limited.

I'm considered a Taurus "hater," but it's nothing at all against those who own them.

Before you send it back and suffer the wait, you might want to try this....find a place that sells Taurus factory magazines and compare them to the ones that came with your gun. My PT145 was a total jam-o-matic when I got it. I bought new factory mags at Gander Mountain and the followers were 100% different. The gun ran somewhat well with these.

I haven't heard this specifically about the PT111, but it might be worth a shot.

Well, the general concensus you'll get here is that the problem is--it's a Taurus. Maybe they were better awhile back, I don't know. But something is obvoiusly wrong. I'd already be in contact with CS. If you like the brand, your options are limited.

I will have to agree with this. I personally own 2 Taurus Semi Autos. One is a PT-99 that is almost 20 years old. The other is a PT-111 (the original version of this gun) that is roughly 10 years old. Both have never given me a single problem. However, having said that, I wouldn't accept a current production Taurus if someone wanted to give me one. I have heard almost nothing but bad things about them and I don't need the headache. Plus, every gun I own I trust. And I trust them because I have shot them extensively. I just have not held a Taurus product that is less than 6 or 7 years old that even feels like it can stand up to extended shooting. They feel "cheap" to me.

Sorry you got bit by this company but, take solace in the fact that you are not alone. And then take the gun and trade it in on something that won't jam when you need it to save your life.

Went back to the range and put another 150'rounds through the pistol.
Reliability went way up. Instead of 50% fail to feeds and ejects in
150 shots I had
0 fail to fire
2 fail to feeds
0 fail to ejects

The issue seems to lay with the Federal Ammunition from WalMart. It ate 50 Winchester White box beautifully with 48/50 shots in the 10 ring at 50 yards.
Almost the same results with the remington.

The Federal Ammo was all over the place, and was ejecting the shells barely out of the pistol. I think my next mission is to try some 124 grain 9mm out of this pistol. I think it likes the better ammo.

Maybe because its more tightly manafactured? Seems weird to me but it was a much better experience. I will repost this to the Taurus armed forums and see what they think.

With only 100 rds through it, it's far from broken in. I'd follow the manufacturer's break in instructions before sending it back. You also might do as the other poster suggested and leave the mags loaded. New guns are sometimes quirky. Also try a different brand of ammo. What works fine in one gun might not cut it in another.